A recent incident at the Boston-Logan airport has raised concerns about e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes are battery powered or socket-charged, and work by a push-button mechanism that activates a heating coil to release vapour. In this incident, the e-cigarette was stowed in a soft side-pocket of stowed baggage and the protective cover

IATA this month released an update on the carriage of lithium metal batteries. When shipped on their own, these batteries will be prohibited on passenger aircraft from 1 January 2015. In summary: Fires in flight involving certain types and quantities of lithium metal batteries have the potential to result in

The ICAO Emergency Response Guidance for Aircraft Incidents involving Dangerous Goods (Red Book) makes reference to an Emergency Response Kit that should be carried on board aircraft for use with dangerous goods incidents. CASS is now pleased to offer a complete Dangerous Goods Spill Kit which contains all items of